DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Hensoldt has completed the modernization of key test systems for the COBRA artillery location radar, currently in use by several NATO armies, the company announced in a statement. The upgrades were carried out under a multi-million euro contract awarded by the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) on behalf of Germany and France.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Quantic X-Microwave, a business unit of Quantic Electronics, announced that it had signed a multimillion-dollar contract with a leading U.S. defense contractor for the the delivery of 3U OpenVPX card assemblies to be used in a major airborne electronic warfare (EW) application.

RODGER HOSKING, PENTEK (MERCURY)

As technologies evolve, government defense organizations steadily evolve electronic warfare (EW) solutions to counteract and then surpass capabilities of their adversaries by leapfrogging each other in an ongoing mission imperative to maintain dominance.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

BAE Systems has received a prototype of the European Common Radar System Mk2 (ECRS Mk2) from Leonardo for integration and testing with the UK Typhoon fleet, according to a company statement.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Raytheon will install their PhantomStrike radar on Korea Aerospace Industries' (KAI) FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft after it was approved for direct commercial sales by the U.S. government, Raytheon announced in a statement.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has significantly altered its approach to software acquisition thanks in part to the Department of Defense’s (DoD’S) Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) mandate, according to Jim Smith, USSOCOM Acquisition Executive at SOF Acquisition, Technology & Logistics during a conversation with reporters in advance of the SOF Week event in Tampa, Florida, which starts May 8, 2023.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

The SOFWERX innovation lab has contracted $116.1 million through 749 purchase orders to date, and the head of the lab is urging more small contractors to reach out to them to demonstrate their products, said Leslie Babich, director of the lab, in her comments to attendees at the annual SOF Week conference on Monday at the Tampa Convention Center.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Biotech, artificial intelligence, next-generation precision strike, and better mobility are some of the top technical challenges U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) wants industry to help with, a top USSOCOM acquisition official said during his address at the 2023 SOF Week conference here on Monday.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), through its defense electronics subsidiary ELTA Systems, has won a contract of more than $100 million to provide airborne Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) solutions to an undisclosed international customer, according to the company.

JOHN MCHALE, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

Defense technology company Leonardo DRS is showcasing its range of combat proven EW [electronic warfare], EO/IR [electro-optical/infrared] and tactical radar solutions at this week's SOF Week show.

A4RADAR - ADVANCED ALGORITHMS FOR RADAR

Predictive maintenance radar sensing is a key aspect of Industry 4.0, the fourth industrial revolution characterized by the integration of advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), big data analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI).

WIND RIVER

There is a growing need across multiple sectors for devices to be able to support the greater intelligence required to transition from automated to autonomous systems. This is driving technical requirements for open standards–based software-defined architectures to enable consolidation of multiple applications, including those at different levels of criticality and using multiple operating systems, onto common computing platforms.